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A strange custom for a cold time of the year

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5966) • Greece 7 Jan 16

Yesterday the Greek Orthodox priests went down to the sea and blessed the water. Then they threw their crosses into the water and the men swam to retrieve them. The reward for the one who got there first was an extra blessing,...

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What is heresy?

grandpa_lash @grandpa_lash (5225) • Australia 24 Aug 09

The word comes from the Greek and means simply, a choice, usually between beliefs. It can only exist from the viewpoint of the orthodoxy that disagrees with it, and thus cannot be objectively defined: what is one’s person’s heresy...

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